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A man allegedly seen in viral video repeatedly kicking an elderly woman aboard a New York City subway train was arrested Saturday and charged with assault, PEOPLE confirms.
Marc Gomez, 36, of Yonkers, New York, was taken into custody Saturday and charged with three counts of assault and one count of harassment, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department tells PEOPLE.
Online records showGomez is being held on $15,000 bail at the Vernon C. Bain Center. He is next due in court on March 29.
The 78-year-old victim was previously treated and released from the hospital following the March 10 attack. She suffered bleeding, swelling and cuts to her face, according to the spokesperson.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea wrote about the apprehension on Twitter, adding that the victim is “getting the care, advocacy & support needed.”
“Thank you to the worldwide community for the tremendous assistance,” Shea wrote.
He also included a photo of Gomez that police had previously issued as a plea to the public for help in identifying him, with the words “Apprehended” written over it in large red letters.
The attack occurred March 10 just after 3 a.m. on a No. 2 train at the Nereid Ave. Station in the Bronx.
Video shared to social media shows a man wearing glasses, a black hat and coat and a patterned scarf forcefully kick a seated woman at least six times in the head and the stomach area.
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The woman can be seen attempting to shield the blows with her arms as fellow riders yell “Ooooh” at each attack and continue to film.
The suspect is then seen exiting the train while the woman remains seated with her hands to her face.
According to theNew York Daily News, she got off the train at the next stop and an EMS crew was waiting for her.
NYPD Chief of Transit Edward Delatorre first acknowledged the incident on March 22, writing onTwitterthat his department had become aware of the social media video and was “actively investigating this heinous assault.”
The NYPD spokesperson did not know if the department was aware of the incident between March 10 and March 22.
On Saturday, Delatorre praised his team for its quick response in helping the victim.
source: people.com
